Events for Spring 2010-2011 - Caltech: Geological and Planetary Sciences

March 28 2011 04:00 PM

Christian France-Lanord, CNRS Research Director, CRPG Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France

Himalayan Orogenesis and Its Impact on the Carbon Cycle

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

March 29 2011 04:00 PM

Paul Hayne, postdoctoral scholar in geology and planetary sciences, Caltech

Topic to be announced.

Planetary Science Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

March 31 2011 04:00 PM

Greg Stock, geologist, National Parks Service, Yosemite

New Tools for Understanding Mitigating Rock Falls in Yosemite National Park

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 04 2011 04:00 PM

Miaki Ishii, associate professor of Earth and planetary sciences, Harvard University

Preliminary Results of March 2011 Japan Earthquake Sequence

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

April 05 2011 04:00 PM

Itay Halevy, Texaco Postdoctoral Scholar in Geochemistry, Caltech

"Clumped Isotope" Thermometry of ALH 84001 Carbonates: Constraints on Formation Processes and the Early Martian Near-Surface

Planetary Science Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

April 06 2011 04:00 PM

James Dolan, professor of Earth sciences, USC

Paleoseismology of Blind Thrust Faults, with Examples Earthquake-by-earthquake Fold Growth from the Los Angeles Region

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 07 2011 09:00 AM

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 11 2011 04:00 PM

Benjamin Andrews, National Science Foundation Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley

Pyroclastic Flow Dynamics: Insights from Laboratory Experiments

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

April 12 2011 04:00 PM

Burkhard Militzer, assistant professor of astronomy and of Earth and planetary sciences, UC Berkeley

Topic to be announced.

Planetary Science Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

April 13 2011 04:00 PM

David L. Valentine, UC Santa Barbara

Scientific Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

April 14 2011 09:00 AM

Jess Adkins, professor of geochemistry, Caltech

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 14 2011 04:00 PM

David Shuster, associate adjunct professor, UC Berkeley

Helium Thermochronometry Reveals Headward Propagation of Erosion in an Alpine Landscape

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 18 2011 04:00 PM

Jason Saleeby, professor of geology, Caltech

Epeirogenic Transients Related to Mantle Lithosphere Removal in the Southern Sierra Nevada Region

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

April 19 2011 04:00 PM

Jonathan Fortney, assistant professor of astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz

Topic to be announced.

Planetary Science Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

April 20 2011 04:00 PM

Michael T. Montgomery, professor of meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School

Recent Developments in Real-World Tropical Cyclogenesis

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

April 21 2011 09:00 AM

ESE & Society Discussion Group—cancelled

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 21 2011 04:00 PM

Phairot Chatanantavet, postdoctoral scholar in geological and planetary sciences, Caltech

Experimental Study of Bedrock Incision Processes by Both Suspended Load and Bedload Abrasions, and Modifications of the Saltation-Abrasion Model

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 25 2011 04:00 PM

Jonathan L. Mitchell, assistant professor of Earth and planetary sciences, UCLA

The Tropical Nature of Titan's Climate and Storms

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

April 26 2011 04:00 PM

Ashwin Vasavada, research scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Benjamin Greenhagen, research scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and UCLA

New Views of Lunar Surface Thermophysics and Composition from the LRO Diviner Experiment

Planetary Science Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

April 27 2011 04:00 PM

Rachel Stanley, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Dissolved Oxygen in the Ocean: Why Is It Changing and What Can It Tell Us about Biological Productivity

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

April 28 2011 09:00 AM

Paul Wennberg, R. Stanton Avery Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Science and Engineering, Caltech

Tapio Schneider, Frank J. Gilloon Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Caltech

Michael Hoffmann, James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science, Caltech

The Past and Future of the Linde-Robinson Coelostat

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 28 2011 04:00 PM

Ryan Ewing, postdoctoral scholar in geological and planetary sciences, Caltech

An Aeolian Signature of the Marinoan Glaciation

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 02 2011 04:00 PM

A. Joshua West, assistant professor of Earth sciences, USC

The Past (and Future?) of Earth's Carbon Cycle: the Role of Weathering and Erosion

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

May 03 2011 04:00 PM

Andrea Isella, senior postdoctoral scholar in astronomy, Caltech

Topic to be announced.

Planetary Science Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

May 04 2011 04:00 PM

Yohai Kaspi, postdoctoral scholar in environmental science and engineering, Caltech

The Role of Stationary Rossby Waves in Shaping Storm Track Dynamics

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

May 05 2011 09:00 AM

Tapio Schneider, Frank J. Gilloon Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Caltech

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 05 2011 04:00 PM

Eric Brown, graduate student, UC Davis

Melt Generation in Lithologically Heterogeneous Mantle Sources: Theory, Models and Applications to the North Atlantic Large Igneous Province

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 09 2011 04:00 PM

David A. Schimel, chief executive officer, NEON Boulder, Colorado

Observations and Models for Ecological Forecasting: The Role of NEON

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

May 10 2011 04:00 PM

Shane Byrne, assistant professor, University of Arizona

Topic to be announced.

Planetary Science Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

May 11 2011 04:00 PM

John Higgins, researcher in geosciences, Princeton University

Cenozoic Seawater Chemistry and Climate—Insights from Magnesium Isotopes

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

May 12 2011 09:00 AM

Nahtan Dalleska, lecturer in chemistry, Caltech

Can Nuclear Power Be As Safe As Milk?

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 12 2011 04:00 PM

Marion Le Voyer, postdoctoral scholar in geological and planetary sciences, Caltech

Volatiles in Arc Volcanoes: Understanding Volatile Loss from Melt Inclusions

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 16 2011 04:00 PM

Jean-Paul (Pablo) Ampuero, assistant professor of seismology, Caltech

Some Windows into the Complexity of Earthquake Dynamics: Slow and Fast Rupture Patterns

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

May 18 2011 04:00 PM

Steven Finkel, USC

Mechanisms of Long-term Survival and Evolution in Bacteria

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

May 19 2011 09:00 AM

Aaron Wolf, graduate student in geology and planetary sciences, Caltech

The Burden of Proof—Weighing the Costs of Cheap Energy

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 19 2011 04:00 PM

Geology Club Seminar—cancelled

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 23 2011 04:00 PM

Todd Dawson, professor of environmental science, policy, and management, UC Berkeley

The Roles Trees Can Play in Ecological, Hydrological and Biogeochemical Processes

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

May 24 2011 04:00 PM

Lauren Wye, graduate student in electrical engineering, Stanford University

Topic to be announced.

Planetary Science Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

May 25 2011 04:00 PM

Ian Eisenman, postdoctoral scholar in environmental science and engineering, Caltech

Response of the Sea Ice Seasonal Cycle to Climate Change

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

May 26 2011 09:00 AM

Xavier Levine, graduate student in environmental science and engineering, Caltech

Overview of the Factors Contributing to the Recent fFood-price Inflation

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 26 2011 04:00 PM

Peter Barry, graduate student, UC San Diego

Topic to be announced.

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 31 2011 04:00 PM

Neil Turner, research scientist , JPL

Topic to be announced.

Planetary Science Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

June 02 2011 09:00 AM

Gretchen Keppel-Aleks, graduate student in environmental science and engineering, Caltech

A Civic Science Approach to Climate Change in California

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

June 02 2011 04:00 PM

Christopher Reinhard, graduate student in Earth sciences, UC Riverside

Exploring Spatial and Temporal Variability in Precambrian Ocean Chemistry

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

June 06 2011 04:00 PM

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar—cancelled

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall